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Learn everything you need to know about Vitamin B12!

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In Vitamin B12: The Ultimate Guide to What It Is, Where to Find It, Core Benefits, and Why You Need It, you'll learn the various health benefits and powers of Vitamin B12. Have you ever wondered why your mother always told you leafy green vegetables were healthy? Well one of the reasons is because of the power of Vitamin B12 in your every day life. Read on to learn about this fat soluble vitamin that can improve your overall health.

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How is Vitamin B12 Absorbed

How Much Vitamin B12 Do We Need?

Benefits of Vitamin B12

Dangers of B12 Deficiency with Your Body

Medications that Affect Vitamin B12 Absorption

How to Detect Vitamin B12 Deficiency?

Best Natural Foods with Vitamin B12

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Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is an essential vitamin that is water-soluble and can be found in natural food sources, fortified food sources, over the counter supplements, as well as in prescription medications. It is one of eight B vitamins. Other B vitamins include niacin, folate, pyridoxine, riboflavin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, and biotin. All of these vitamins are essential and contribute to the overall health of every individual. However, for this informational book, I will be focusing primarily on vitamin B12. The reason that vitamin B12 was given the name “cobalamin” is that it contains the mineral cobalt. Depending on what the cobalt is chemically bound with, it may be referred to as different names. For example, cyanocobalamin is cobalamin bound with cyanide. Hydroxocobalamin is cobalamin that is linked with alcohol. Methylcobalamin refers to cobalamin that is linked to a methyl, or carbon, group. In general, Cyanocobalamin is the most commonly used form of over the counter and prescription forms of vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 is an enormous molecule; in fact, it is the largest known vitamin, which leads to possible complications with absorption that will be described in further detail below. The chemical structure of the vitamin is extremely complex. The only way to synthesize, or create, the vitamin within a lab is by growing bacteria that leave behind vitamin B12 as a waste product, which is then collected and purified. This lab-created vitamin B12 is used in supplements for humans as well as animals, and can also be added to fortified foods and drinks. Otherwise, vitamin B12 can only be found naturally in animal food sources. Plants, fungi, and other forms of life do not create nor contain vitamin B12.